Improved harness-buckle



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Leffe-rs Patent No. 79,187.4, dated Jelly-14,1868.

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To ,ALL WHoM 1T MAY'ooNcERNs.

Be itknown that I, W. Ij-.fTAYLOm of Baldivinsvillqiu thec'ounty of nondaga, and State of New York',

have invented a. new and improved Haruess-Bu'cklo'ahd' Loop combined; and I do hereby declarefthat the following is a. full, clear, and 'exact description thereof, which 'will enable 'those `skilled'in the drt to makeond use the same, reference being had to the'accompanying-drawings, forming part of this specification, in\vhieh'" Figurel is afront view of my invention,

Figure `2 is o. Vside view, and

Figure 3 isa sectional side view.

Figure 4 shows the ordinnry leather loop. f

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts in all the figures.

'This invention consists in constructing harness-buckles in such manner that the frame, oi' the buekle shall ll the place of both buckle-frame and loop, 4The ordinary leather lop is either stampedoutor Worked up by jhand, but those of the best quality are. made wholly by'handlabor, asthe ornamental dcsig'naud form have greater endurance than by the stamping method, and consequently considerable laboris involved in its construction. But by this construction the loop is made 'of metall, being cast as a part of the buckle, and any design.-

4which is east thereon is permanent and the loop ulwaysretains its `form; also, a desirable saving in leather is made'. By japanning these loopsthey. are made to represent 1e: ttlier, 'bu'tl they can he made with an X-sil'vered -'(tinned) or other suitable metallic nish.

In the accompanying drawings, A is the ornamentalface of the'looporfbuckle-frame, and B is the bodyv of the same.` Gf represents the h amestug,f is the breeching-loop, and'ggfare theside loops'rfor 'the backend bellystraps. The face or cover A islmade separate from the body B, and is hinged to the body atp'cZ d, The tongues of the bucklcare formed by two studs, a a, which project from the inner face of cover A, as shown in g. 3. These tonguesA muy be one or more, as desired. A portion, A', of the cover is made'seperate from the main portion, and is hinged to the body at h. b b are c'rossbars on the rear side of the buckle.

l AIt is operated as fol-lows When the tug is to be taken up or let out, the cover A is thrown` baekto With#v draw tho tongues a a from the tug, and when thetug has' been brought to lthe proper position, the cover-Ads turned down, and itstongucs engaged with the tug,A and section-AV of the cover, iig. 3, is then closed down and laps'on to A, so as to secure it in its closed position. However, I do not wish to confine myself to this particular method of securing the tongue-bearing cover A.y The side loops ggv are dispensed .with i-n light'harness, and

' their straps secured to the homes-tug immediately in frontof the buckle and loop.

As the buckle is out of`sight, the device givesa snug appearance, and a'neet anddurable loop is obtained, und at a less cost thanheretofore. I 4 i Having thus 'described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire-toseeure by Letters Patent, is- The`combinzition of buckle-and loop, substantially'as rind-for the purpose specified. l A The above-speeication of my inventionsigned by me, this 248th day not' April,1868.

' Wn. "TAYLOR,

Witnesses: y

G. D.` GILLT'r, F. A. Montier@ 

